domicile
Syllables: do·mi·cile/ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/US/ˈdɑ.mɪ.saɪl/
domicile noun: a home or residence.
Noun
domicile (plural domiciles)
- A home or residence.
- The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile; too bad I was on vacation at the time.
- A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.
- the status of marriage has been indelibly fixed by the English celebration; and by this decision, her domicile, as a married woman, has been held to be that of her husband1838, Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Courts of Scotland
- The zodiac sign over which a planet (a term which in astrology includes the Sun and Moon) is considered to have especially strong influence; the planet is called the sign's ruling planet or sign ruler.
Verb
domicile (third-person singular simple present domiciles, present participle domiciling, simple past and past participle domiciled)
- To have a domicile in a particular place.
- The answer depends on which state he was domiciled in at his death.
domicile meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
domicile in Tamil
- உறையுள், உறைவிடம், குடியிருப்பிடம், குடியிருப்பு உரிமையிடம், குடியிருப்புரிமை, குடிவாழுரிமை
domicile in Urdu
- محل اقامت, مسکن, سکونت, وطن
domicile in Malayalam
- വാസസ്ഥലം, ഭവനം, വീട്
domicile in Kannada
- ವಾಸಸ್ಥಾನ, ವಸತಿ, ನೆಲೆ, ಕಾಯಂ ವಾಸಸ್ಥಳ, ಮನೆ, ಒಕ್ಕಲು
More languagesFewer languages
- domicile in Malay
- mastautin
- domicile in Indonesian
- domisili, tempat tinggal
- domicile in Persian
- کده kade
- domicile in Thai
- ภูมิลำเนา puum-lam-nao
Forms of domicile
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | domiciles |
| alternative form (archaic) | domicil |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | domiciles |
| present participle | domiciling |
| past participle | domiciled |
| past | domiciled |
Origin of domicile
Inherited from Middle English domicelle, domicylie, from Middle French domicile and directly from Latin domicilium.
Words formed from domicile
Questions about domicile
- What does domicile mean?
- Domicile means a home or residence.
- What is domicile in Tamil?
- Domicile in Tamil is உறையுள், உறைவிடம், குடியிருப்பிடம். See Domicile meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is domicile?
- Domicile can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce domicile?
- Domicile is pronounced /ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of domicile?
- The plural of domicile is domiciles.
Words near domicile in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: domicile (page history and authors); domicile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); domicile (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); domicile (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); domicile (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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